Rainey v. Chever

The rising incidence of out-of-wedlock births and delinquent fathers has had dire social consequences, including, in one expert’s view: “lower newborn health and increased risk of early infant death; retarded cognitive and verbal development; lowered educational achievement; lowered levels of job attainment; increased behavioral problems; lowered ability to control impulses; warped social development; increased dependence on welfare; increased exposure to crime; and increased risk of being physically or sexually abused.” App. to Pet. for Cert. 11 (affidavit of Patrick F. Fagan, former Deputy…